After moving out and cutting ties from her shitty family who tried to sold her to a gang at the age of 17, Mel went far away with the money she saved.
She worked multiple part time jobs as she study.
It was definitely not easy and the suffocating sensation was always in her chest.
But, pretty much everyone goes through a thing or two in life where they would feel hopeless.
After a few years of hard work, Mel graduated and was able to work at a decent company with good benefits.
After years of being in stress to make sure she would have enough money to pay her bills, the tension within her body slowly faded away as if it was never there.
It was then when she discovered her carnal desires which were staying dormant all this time due to her instincts that pushed her to survive on her own.
After hearing about a certain company that created an offline virtual RPG where the user can do anything, she saved enough money to buy a capsule.
It was then when her life was flip upside down.
Things that she could not feel nor experience in her childhood.
To be loved. To be cared by others. For others to be worried about your well being. For 'people' to spoil you however you like. It was the first time she ever felt that way.
Due to her upbringing, she lived alone, not knowing who to trust with her guard up all the time. But that was not the case in the game that she played.
The first to show such comfort and soothe all the anxiousness in her heart. The first to show the colors and wonders in life to her. And the first to take her virginity, albeit not in real life.
...
"Your... grace..."
After Rojh cleaned the entire room, I gently stroke Elmenz's black hair as he calls out to me in his sleep.
"There was no need for you to be so scared... After all, my heart already belonged to you ever since I first met you"
Mel whispered as she thinks about the first time she met Elmenz.
At the same time, the Holy kingdom's representative, the saint arrived unconscious due to severe motion sickness
...
A few days passed and it was finally time for the banquet.
'Although it is a banquet on the surface, it is more like them flattering me so that I won't notice anything about the God of Life's plan'
"Her holiness, the Goddess of all Bitches will now enter!"
'Well, it doesn't matter. I just have to make the most out of this banquet while I have the upper hand!'
The enormous doors of the banquet hall opened.
Inside, there were tables for each envoys for the country that they were representing.
While everyone were mesmerized by Mel's beauty along with her bewitching dress, she walked with poise down the red velvet carpet, leading to her seat.
I raised my glass and took a deep breath.
"I hope to see a bright future with you all. That is why, make sure to stay on the stage to witness everything that will unfold"
Everyone raised glass and cheered.
While most of them did not understood what were hidden in her words, a very few individuals did.
'Let's see... who will it be this time'
Representing the Everblack kingdom, Archduke Payne stood up from his seat with a depressed expression.
'So it's them, huh'
The Archduke walk towards Mel and stop right infront of her table. He then knelt down as the other vampires with him brought a ring on top of a pillow.
"I, Archduke Payne von Everblack presents to the Goddess of all Bitches the ring of
Excluding Mel, everyone gasped upon hearing the Everblack kingdom's gift to Mel.
"I can't believe you are giving me such a valuable artifact. It is a fitting gift enough to surprise me"
An artifact that has a will of its own that will unconditionally protect the wearer from all attacks, including mental attacks. For this alone, it became one of the most valued artifact in Everblack.
The artifact that they were supposed to give was
Payne took the ring and placed in on my hand.
[You are now wearing the artifact
[The artifact has deemed you worthy of you being its new owner]
[It will temporarily be put in a state of hibernation as it assimilate with the bearer]
'I really got the real deal, huh'
I took Payne's hand and pulled him closer.
"You look disappointed. Is it because your kingdom's God disagreed with what you said?"
He bitterly nodded.
"That is fine, you still have a lot of time after all"
'Though I am saying this, there's no way that Emo God would let go of his kingdom's national living treasure. Even if I were to go insane, I wouldn't do something like that'
The Archduke happily went back to his seat along with the other vampires.
Everyone then became tense, thinking whether their 'gifts' would be enough to satisfy Mel after the Archduke raise the standard by hundreds of levels.
'Now, let the gifting ceremony, begin'